DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Subjects Covered :
Microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, mathematical economics, industrial organization, international economics, international trade, monetary economics, public finance, urban & regional economics, economic development, government regulation, consumer economics, environmental economics, comparative economic systems, transportation economics, labor law, collective bargaining, labor organizations, labor-management relations, mediation & arbitration, labor markets, manpower economics & social security, public economics, and managerial economics.

Departments and Users Served :
The Department of Economics is in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department has 20 faculty members, 65 graduate students and 120 undergraduates. The economics collection receives substantial use from students of other colleges on campus and the Greater Cincinnati Area. The industrial relations collection receives use from University officials, local industry and labor.

Degrees :
B.A. in Economics
B.A. in Business Economics
M.A. in Labor & Employment Relations (LER Program)
M.A. in Applied Economics

Special Programs :
The B.A. Program offers the following options: Professional economist/pre-graduate study option, pre-MBA option, pre-law option, and labor and employment relations option.
The M.A. in applied economics offers concentrations in business economics, economic data analysis, economic education and  international economics.

Research Focus :
The Department has Two areas of research focus: Applied economics and labor relations.
 

GENERAL COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Location : Langsam Library

Other  Collections Supporting Program :

Internal : Langsam Library: History, political science, business, computer science
Mathematics Library
DAAP Library
Law Library

External:
Environmental Protection Agency Library
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
Ohiolink

General Level of Collecting :
Prior to 1981 - Levels 1 (minimal) & 2 (basic)
After 1981    - Levels 3 (instructional) & 4 (research)
 

SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE COLLECTION

Call Numbers : HB - HE, HJ Parts of HF, HG, HJ, RA, TA, TD, TF, TN, and TP

Current and Retrospective Collecting :
Most materials purchased are current. Occasionally, retrospective materials needed for research are purchased utilizing the Taft Endowment Funds.

Time Period : Current
Exceptions: History of economic thought, twentieth century labor history, areas of economic history covered by curriculum.

Level & Treatment : Materials are collected at the upper level undergraduate or graduate level. Textbooks are purchased only if they represent unique materials although gift textbooks are normally added to the collection.

Languages : Language of the collection is predominantly English.  Some statistical sources are collected in language of origin.

Geographical Areas :
Purchases are made to support the curriculum, faculty research and the international mix of students in the program. Aspects of the program require the purchase of materials on international economics and development economics.

Special Aspects :
The literature of international organizations is particularly important for economists. Special effort is made to acquire materials from the United Nations, ILO, OECD, OAS, and the IMF.

Types of Resources : Print, microforms, and electronic resources representing books, journals, statistical sources and publications of governments and international organizations. A list of research resources for economics is available at:
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libinfo/business/BUSINESSREC.htm

Resource Formats (Including Electronic) :
The economics collection relies heavily on electronics formats of journals and economic data. databases are purchased in cd-rom formats and on the web. Business and economic services in the areas of employment law and industrial relations, that were published in loose-leaf formats, are now available on the web.

Endowed Areas :
The economics collection receives some support from the Taft Endowment Fund.
 

ACQUISITION PROCESSES

Approval Plans :
A large number of monographs is received through an approval plan.  The plan, coordinated with other academic libraries in the State of Ohio, employs a subject and format profile for which books are automatically received if they match the stated profile.

Firm Orders :
To supplement the approval plan process, many monographs are purchased through firm orders, based on the economics bibliographer's research of the current publishing market.

Standing Orders :
Standing orders are placed for publishers, societies, and academic institutions that publish series in economics.
 
 

Wahib Nasrallah
Senior Business & Economics Librarian
October, 2000